Is Barack Obama Pro-Mutant?

Apparently President Barack Obama does not agree with the proposed Mutant Registration Act. This bodes well for our nation's Superheroes.

You And Me Comics

While this blog focuses on Black Superheroes, I am a fan of Superheroes in general whether it be comics, movies, or video games. The other day I ran across a comic book company that focuses on Multicultural Superheroes. New Vision Comics launched in 1991 publishing comic strips in the Afro-American Newspaper. In 2000 the company changed to its current name, You And Me Comics. This company focuses on positive multicultural Superhero images and seeks to promote them not only in comics but also in television and film.

On their site you can find out more information about their interesting stable of characters. Among them are Sunstone who is a cosmic warrior that comes to earth to seek help from the legendary superior beings known as humans..and faces the truth on arrival and Admiral Africa who was the cause of Rommel's turn and run and and the retreat of the Nazi invasion out of Africa. His untold story is finally brought to the forefront.There are others such as Statehood, Captain Columbia, Warrior One, the Lucky Pumpkin, and more. Want to know more? Check out YouAndMeComics.com
and tell them the Black Superhero Blog sent you.

Blokhedz Episode 2: Paid In Full

Another great episode of the Blokhedz available only online. This one is shorter than the last one but it ups the ante especially when it comes to the music. What till you hear Talib Kweli bust. This is going to turn out to be a great series.
Here's what's going down: "In their attempt to hustle up some loot to repair Audio 2, G-Pak takes it to the basketball courts, but the local biker gang, The Wild Dawgs, has other ideas." Enjoy!

Can You Be A Superhero With A Name Like "The Prowler"?

As you can tell by his name, The Prowler did not originally intend to be a Superhero. The character made his debut back in 1969 in Amazing Spider-Man v1 #78. Just another young Black kid from the Bronx, Hobie Brown donned a costume of his own creation and set out to get paid by stealing. He was caught right away by Spider-Man who convinced him to do something better with his life.

READ MORE...

Hobie was intelligent and a bit of an inventor. The costume he created used pneumatic technology to shoot a variety of projectile weapons as well as providing him with armor, added strength, and the ability to glide short distances. The gauntlets he wore ended in claws which enabled him to scale walls and were capable offensive weapons. He also had some limited martial arts training.

For all his potential, the Prowler was never much of a hero. Many readers (including myself) laughingly referred to him as the Radio Shack superhero as all his abilities seemed to be something cobbled together from a neighborhood electronics store. His career as a hero was limited and the efforts he made to do the right thing were often misguided or relatively insignificant. Much of his career was spent going after people who stole his limited technology and used it for crime. At one point he even broke his back and became paralyzed in a fight. He did assist Spider-Man from time to time but more for his inventive capabilities than that of a hero.

Is he still around? Maybe. He may or may not have survived an assault by the Punisher who bombed a crowd of villains who were at a wake for a fellow villain, Stilt Man. It'll take one hell of a writer to make this guy interesting and relevant, especially when at his best, he was little more than another stereotype, another Black kid from the ghetto with potential who just can't seem to get it right.

He did make it to television. You can see him here with an altered origin in the Spider-Man animated series episode aptly named, "The Prowler". Enjoy!

East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention

The 8th Annual East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) is being held this weekend in Philadelphia and I won't be able to attend but if you do I'd like to hear about it. Check out the official website, page 2 of the flyer, or find out more here.